A Chinese tourist has died in France, marking the first death in Europe from the disease caused by the coronavirus, France’s health ministry said.
There were 2,641 new confirmed infections in China, the National Health Commission said in a statement Saturday, bringing the total to almost 66,500. In Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus outbreak is centered, authorities further tightened the already-strict quarantine on residents.
The State Department will evacuate American citizens and their families on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, the largest infection cluster outside China and which is being quarantined in Japan.
The virus is showing no signs of abating outside of China too. Japan, Thailand and Malaysia on Saturday confirmed new cases.
Key Developments
- China’s total number of people affected at 66,492; deaths at 1,523
- China’s central bank said the outbreak is impacting price stability, but it won’t lead to large-scale inflationary pressures
- Hubei total cases reach 54,406; deaths 1,457
- U.S. plans to evacuate Americans on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship
- Beijing starts more isolation measures
Reporting by Bloomberg News, With assistance by Jing Yang, Dong Lyu, Emma Court, Pavel Alpeyev, Chelsea Mes, Yinan Zhao, and Shuping Niu
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